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Post by TennisHack on Mar 17, 2005 23:11:41 GMT -5
 Kim Clijsters of Belgium reacts after winning a point during her match Conchita Martinez of Spain in the quarterfinals of the Pacific Life Open, Wednesday, March 16, 2005, in Indian Wells, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)  Kim Clijsters of Belgium returns a shot to Conchita Martinez of Spain during the quarterfinals of the Pacific Life Open, Wednesday, March 16, 2005, in Indian Wells, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)  Kim Clijsters, from, Belgium, reaches to return a serve during her quarterfinals match against Conchita Martinez, from Spain,at the Pacific Life Open, Wednesday, March 16, 2005, in Indian Wells, Calif. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian)  Kim Clijsters of Belgium returns a shot to Conchita Martinez of Spain during the quarterfinals of the Pacific Life Open, Wednesday, March 16, 2005, in Indian Wells, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill) |
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Post by leena on Mar 17, 2005 23:14:50 GMT -5
Judging by the last pic... I'm giving KFC about 2 weeks until the wrist is gone again.
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Post by TennisHack on Mar 25, 2005 20:10:49 GMT -5
 Kim Clijsters of Belgium returns a volley against Sandra Kloesel of Germany during the Nasdaq 100 Open in Key Biscayne, Fla., Thursday, March 24, 2005. (AP Photo/Luis M. Alvarez) |
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Post by TennisHack on Mar 26, 2005 22:51:04 GMT -5
 Kim Clijsters of Belgium, reacts after defeating Amy Frazier, 6-2, 6-3, at the Nasdaq 100 Open in Key Biscayne, Fla., Saturday, March 26, 2005. (AP Photo/Luis M. Alvarez)  Kim Clijsters of Belgium, serves the ball to Amy Frazier at the Nasdaq 100 Open in Key Biscayne, Fla., Saturday, March 26, 2005. (AP Photo/Luis M. Alvarez) |
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Post by TennisHack on Mar 28, 2005 21:07:55 GMT -5
 Kim Clijsters of Belgium, returns to Anastasia Myskina of Russia, at the Nasdaq 100 Open in Key Biscayne, Fla., Monday, March 28, 2005. Clijsters won 6-3, 6-4. (AP Photo/Luis M. Alvarez) |
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Post by TennisHack on Mar 30, 2005 22:14:39 GMT -5
 Kim Clijsters of Belgium returns a shot from Elena Dementieva of Russia during the women's quarterfinals at the Nasdaq 100 Open in Key Biscayne, Fla., Wednesday, March 30, 2005. (AP Photo/Steve Mitchell)  Kim Clijsters of Belgium celebrates a point against Elena Dementieva of Russia during the women's quarterfinals at the Nasdaq 100 Open in Key Biscayne, Fla., Wednesday, March 30, 2005. Clijsters defeated Dementieva 6-2, 6-1. (AP Photo/Steve Mitchell) |
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Post by TennisHack on Apr 2, 2005 18:19:39 GMT -5
 Kim Clijsters, of Belgium, serves to Maria Sharapova, of Russia, during the Women's Singles Final at the Nasdaq 100 Open, Saturday, April 2, 2005, at Key Biscayne, Fla. (AP Photo/Steve Mitchell)  Kim Clijsters of Belgium hits a return to Maria Sharapova of Russia during the Women's Singles Finalat the Nasdaq 100 Open, Saturday, April 2, 2005 at Key Biscayne, Fla. (AP Photo/Steve Mitchell)  Kim Clijsters, of Belgium, hits a backhand return to Maria Sharapova, of Russia, during the Women's Singles Final at the Nasdaq 100 Open Saturday, April 2, 2005, in Key Biscayne, Fla. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz)  Kim Clijsters of Belgium hits a backhand return to Maria Sharapova of Russia during the Women's Singles Final at the Nasdaq 100 Open, Saturday, April 2, 2005 at Key Biscayne, Fla. (AP Photo/Luis M. Alvarez)  Kim Clijsters, of Belgium, reacts after wining a point against Maria Sharapova, of Russia, during the Women's Singles Final at the Nasdaq 100 Open, Saturday, April 2, 2005, in Key Biscayne, Fla. (AP Photo/Luis M. Alvarez)  Kim Clijsters of Belgium smiles after defeating Maria Sharapova of Russia in the women's final during the NASDAQ-100 Open at the Crandon Park Tennis Center on April 2, 2005 in Key Biscayne, Florida. Clijsters won the match 6-3, 7-5. (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images) |
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Post by TennisHack on Apr 2, 2005 18:19:51 GMT -5
 Kim Clijsters, of Belgium, lifts her trophy after defeating Maria Sharapova, of Russia, 6-3, 7-5, during the Women's Singles Final at the Nasdaq 100 Open, Saturday, April 2, 2005, in Key Biscayne, Fla. (AP Photo/Steve Mitchell)  Kim Clijsters of Belgium kisses her trophy after defeating Maria Sharapova of Russia, 6-3, 7-5, at the Women's Singles Final at the Nasdaq 100 Open Saturday, April 2, 2005, in Key Biscayne, Fla. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz)  Kim Clijsters, of Belgium, reacts after wining a point against Maria Sharapova, of Russia, during the Women's Singles Final at the Nasdaq 100 Open, Saturday, April 2, 2005, in Key Biscayne, Fla. Clijsters won 6-3, 7-5. (AP Photo/Steve Mitchell)  Kim Clijsters of Belgium displays her trophy after defeating Maria Sharapova of Russia 6-3, 7-5, at the Women's Singles Final at the Nasdaq 100 Open, Saturday, April 2, 2005 in Key Biscayne, Fla. (AP Photo/Steve Mitchell)  Maria Sharapova of Russia, left, congratulates Kim Clijsters of Belgium after the Women's Singles Final at the Nasdaq 100 Open, Saturday, April 2, 2005, in Key Biscayne, Fla. Clijsters won 6-3, 7-5. (AP Photo/Steve Mitchell)  Kim Clijsters, of Belgium, smiles after defeating 6-3, 7-5 Maria Sharapova, of Russia, at the Women's Singles Final at the Nasdaq 100 Open Saturday, April 2, 2005 at Key Biscayne, Fla. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz) |
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Post by TennisHack on Apr 26, 2005 18:00:59 GMT -5
 Belgium's Kim Clijsters returns the ball to Ukraine's Tatiana Perebiynis during the first round of the WTA J&S Cup in Warsaw, Poland, Tuesday, April 26, 2005. (AP Photo/Alik Keplicz)  Belgium's Kim Clijsters returns a ball to Ukraine's Tatiana Perebiynis during the first round of the WTA J&S Cup in Warsaw, Poland, Tuesday, April 26, 2005. (AP Photo/Alik Keplicz) |
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Post by TennisHack on May 2, 2005 14:43:27 GMT -5
 Kim Clijsters from Belgium skips while warming up at the German Open 2005 in Berlin, Monday, May 2, 2005. World class players will participate in the tournament until May 8, 2005. (AP Photo/Franka Bruns)  Kim Clijsters from Belgium returns a forehand during a practise session at the German Open 2005 in Berlin, Monday, May 2, 2005. The 98th International Women's Tennis Championships from Germany are held in Berlin from May 2. to 8, 2005. (AP Photo/Franka Bruns) |
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Post by TennisHack on May 3, 2005 17:27:27 GMT -5
 Kim Clijsters from Belgium during her first round match against Yuliana Fedak of the Ukraine at the German Open in Berlin, Tuesday, May 3, 2005. Clijsters won 6-1, 6-0. (AP Photo/Franka Bruns)  Kim Clijsters from Belgium thanks the crowd after winning her first round match against Yuliana Fedak of the Ukraine at the German Open in Berlin, Tuesday, May 3, 2005 6-1, 6-0. (AP Photo/Franka Bruns) |
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Post by TennisHack on May 3, 2005 17:33:00 GMT -5
 Kim Clijsters from Belgium during her first round match against Yuliana Fedak of the Ukraine at the German Open in Berlin, Tuesday, May 3, 2005. Clijsters defeated Fedak 6-1, 6-0. (AP Photo/Franka Bruns)  Belgium's Kim Clijsters returns the ball during her first round match against Yuliana Fedak of the Ukraine at the German Open in Berlin, Tuesday, May 3, 2005. Clijsters won the match 6-1 and 6-0. (AP Photo/Franka Bruns)  Kim Clijsters from Belgium returns the ball during her first round match against Yuliana Fedak of the Ukraine at the German Open in Berlin, Tuesday, May 3, 2005. Clijsters won 6-1, 6-0. (AP Photo/Franka Bruns) |
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Post by janie on May 5, 2005 11:16:10 GMT -5
 New injury blow for Clijsters 05/05/2005 15:43 - (SA) Berlin - Kim Clijsters' injury problems took a new twist when she was forced to retire because of a knee which she damaged performing her trademark splits at the German Open on Thursday. After battling bravely for more than 12-months against a career-threatening wrist injury the former world number one from Belgium has been afflicted by a different setback just after she had seemed certain to reach the quarter-finals of the $1.3m event. Clijsters had been a set and 5-1 up against Patty Schnyder, the seventh seeded Swiss player and had four match points while serving for it at 5-3. That may have created a mood of frustration, because in the following game, when Schnyder was serving to level the second set at 5-5 Clijsters began chasing lost causes behind the baseline. Twice she ran the width of the court trying to make improbable retrieves and on one of them appeared to stretch the ligaments of her right knee as she performed the splits.She immediately called the trainer, and during a ten-minute injury time out had bandages applied above and below the knee. This supported Clijsters enough to play one more game, but after dropping her service, she decided to retire, giving Schnyder victory by 5-7 6-5. This was a particularly aggravating defeat for Clijsters because she had earlier overcome a bout of frustration in which she had been uncharacteristically throwing her racket about after failing to serve out for the first set at 5-3. Most enterprising tennis She then went three set points down at love-40 5-6, but responded with her most enterprising tennis, saving one set point with a net attack and another with an audacious drop shot which set up a comfortable pass. But her failure to close out the second set cost her dear, and may even have placed at risk her chances of challenging in two and a half weeks time for the title at the French Open, where she has twice reached the final. Perversely it may also have offered her a degree of relief. After making a startling comeback from almost 12 months on the sidelines by becoming the first unseeded player ever to win back-to-back tier one titles, Clijsters announced last month that she would be "relieved" when the clay court season was over. That, she later explained, was because the style of play necessary to do well on this slow surface would place a greater strain on her troublesome wrist. She clearly feared that injury would threaten her again. That has now proved prophetic, but not in the way she expected. |
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Post by janie on May 5, 2005 11:18:15 GMT -5
New injury blow for Clijsters 05/05/2005 15:43 - (SA) Berlin - Kim Clijsters' injury problems took a new twist when she was forced to retire because of a knee which she damaged performing her trademark splits at the German Open on Thursday. After battling bravely for more than 12-months against a career-threatening wrist injury the former world number one from Belgium has been afflicted by a different setback just after she had seemed certain to reach the quarter-finals of the $1.3m event. Clijsters had been a set and 5-1 up against Patty Schnyder, the seventh seeded Swiss player and had four match points while serving for it at 5-3. That may have created a mood of frustration, because in the following game, when Schnyder was serving to level the second set at 5-5 Clijsters began chasing lost causes behind the baseline. Twice she ran the width of the court trying to make improbable retrieves and on one of them appeared to stretch the ligaments of her right knee as she performed the splits. She immediately called the trainer, and during a ten-minute injury time out had bandages applied above and below the knee. This supported Clijsters enough to play one more game, but after dropping her service, she decided to retire, giving Schnyder victory by 5-7 6-5. This was a particularly aggravating defeat for Clijsters because she had earlier overcome a bout of frustration in which she had been uncharacteristically throwing her racket about after failing to serve out for the first set at 5-3. Most enterprising tennis She then went three set points down at love-40 5-6, but responded with her most enterprising tennis, saving one set point with a net attack and another with an audacious drop shot which set up a comfortable pass. But her failure to close out the second set cost her dear, and may even have placed at risk her chances of challenging in two and a half weeks time for the title at the French Open, where she has twice reached the final. Perversely it may also have offered her a degree of relief. After making a startling comeback from almost 12 months on the sidelines by becoming the first unseeded player ever to win back-to-back tier one titles, Clijsters announced last month that she would be "relieved" when the clay court season was over. That, she later explained, was because the style of play necessary to do well on this slow surface would place a greater strain on her troublesome wrist. She clearly feared that injury would threaten her again. That has now proved prophetic, but not in the way she expected. |
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Post by TennisHack on Jun 14, 2005 19:17:42 GMT -5
 Kim Clijsters of Belgium hits a return to Jelena Jankovic of Serbia, during their Eastbourne Grass Court Tournament at Devonshire Park in Eastbourne, England, Tuesday June 14, 2005. Clijsters won the match 6-1, 7-6. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)  Kim Clijsters of Belgium hits a return to Jelena Jankovic of Serbia, during their Eastbourne Grass Court Tournament at Devonshire Park in Eastbourne, England, Tuesday June 14, 2005. Clijsters won the match 6-1, 7-6. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant) |
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Post by TennisHack on Jun 14, 2005 19:18:28 GMT -5
 Kim Clijsters of Belgium hits a return to Jelena Jankovic of Serbia, during their Eastbourne Grass Court Tournament at Devonshire Park in Eastbourne, England, Tuesday June 14, 2005. Clijsters won the match 6-1, 7-6. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)  Kim Clijsters of Belgium hits a return to Jelena Jankovic of Serbia during their match in the Eastbourne grass Court Tournament at Devonshire Park in Eastbourne, England, Tuesday June 14, 2005. Clijsters on the match 6-1, 7-6. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant) |
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Post by TennisHack on Jun 14, 2005 19:18:54 GMT -5
 Kim Clijsters of Belgium hits a return to Jelena Jankovic of Serbia during their Eastbourne Grass Court Tournament at Devonshire Park in Eastbourne, England, Tuesday June 14, 2005. Clijsters won the match 6-1, 7-6. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant) |
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Post by RogiFan on Aug 22, 2005 20:43:03 GMT -5
Great win by Kim over JuJu at TO05 Rogers Cup!!!
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Post by janie on Sept 5, 2005 6:20:58 GMT -5
Good for Kimmy:
"The WTA announced that Clijsters will donate $25,000 to the American Red Cross to aid the relief programme following Hurricane Katrina, which has devastated New Orleans and U.S. Gulf Coast states."
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Post by janie on Sept 6, 2005 7:05:51 GMT -5
More on kind Kimmy, from LA Times:
Foster Mom
Kim Clijsters' decision to contribute $25,000 to the Red Cross for Hurricane Katrina relief efforts is not an isolated act of charity, and it's tangible, unlike Serena Williams' pledge of $100 an ace.
She got involved when an orphanage in India was destroyed by the tsunami last December, becoming the children's "godmother," and smiled when it was suggested she now has 60 kids.
"They're starting to rebuild everything," she said. "We're trying to help out. … I told my dad, 'Maybe there's something we can do and maybe I can help in a way. We can help with the orphanage.' I think that was a great idea."
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Post by Brinyi on Sept 15, 2005 15:37:32 GMT -5
Clijsters, coach part ways
September 16, 2005
(so it's not old news, that is tomorrow's date, hee hee)
JUST four days after winning the US Open, Belgian Kim Clijsters has parted company with coach Marc De Hous by mutual consent.
"Kim and myself began working together during the US Open in 2002 and it has ended with her winning that title," said De Hous on his former charge's website.
"You couldn't dream of anything better."
De Hous, 39, was Clijsters' second coach after Carl Maes and. under his management, the 22-year-old Belgian won the Masters twice and the US Open last weekend.
Clijsters plans to compete in WTA events in Luxembourg (Sept 26-Oct 2), Filderstadt (Oct 3-9) and Hasselt (Oct 24-31).
She has already said that she will quit the tour in 2007.
(I read a Walloon article according to which Kim had already said she would prefer to do without a coach, and just keep on a physical trainer and a hitting partner)
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Post by TennisHack on Nov 9, 2005 23:28:24 GMT -5
 Kim Clijsters of Belgium serves to Mary Pierce of France during the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Championships November 8, 2005 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Lisa Blumenfeld/Getty Images)  Kim Clijsters of Belgium returns a forehand to Mary Pierce of France during the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Championships November 8, 2005 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Lisa Blumenfeld/Getty Images)  Kim Clijsters of Belgium returns a backhand to Mary Pierce of France during the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Championships November 8, 2005 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jeff Gross/Getty Images)  Kim Clijsters of Belgium returns a backhand to Mary Pierce of France during the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Championships November 8, 2005 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jeff Gross/Getty Images) |
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